HW Week 1

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1. In the accompanying diagram of rectangle ABCD,
diagonal AC is drawn, DE = 8, DE ? AC, and
mODAC = 55. Find the area of rectangle ABCD
to the nearest integer.
3. A 13-foot ladder is leaning against a brick wall.
The top of the ladder touches the wall 12 feet (ft)
above the ground. The bottom of the ladder is 5 ft
from the bottom of the wall. What is the sine of
the angle formed by the ground and the base of
the ladder?

5 5 12 13
A. 12 B. 13 C. 13 D. 5

2. In the accompanying diagram of rectangle ABCD,

diagonal AC is drawn, DE = 8, DE ? AC, and
mODAC = 55. Find the area of rectangle ABCD
to the nearest integer.

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4. Study the triangle below. 6. In the accompanying diagram, altitude EH is
drawn in trapezoid DEFG, DE = 10, EF = 9,
FG = 8, and GD = 15. What is mOD to the
nearest degree?

A. 37 B. 53

C. 60 D. 80

What is the cosine of O X?

p p
5 11 11 6
A. B. C. D.
6 6 5 5

7. Use the triangle to answer the question.

5. What is the tangent of OG in the triangle below?

Triangle PQR is a scalene right triangle. Which
of the following is correct?

r q
A. cos P = B. sin Q =
p p
p q
C. cos P = D. tan Q =
r p

A. g
e B. e
g C. g
f D. e
f

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8. A communications company is building a 30-foot 10.
antenna to carry cell phone transmissions. As
shown in the diagram below, a 50-foot wire from
the top of the antenna to the ground is used to
stabilize the antenna.
Which equation could be used to nd the measure
of one acute angle in the right triangle shown
below?

4 5
A. sin A = 5 B. tan A = 4

Find, to the nearest degree, the measure of the C. cos B = 5

D. tan B = 5
angle that the wire makes with the ground. 4 4

9. In right triangle ABC shown below, AB = 18:3 and 11. In right triangle ABC shown below, AB = 18:3 and
BC = 11:2. BC = 11:2.

What is the measure of OA, to the nearest tenth What is the measure of OA, to the nearest tenth
of a degree? of a degree?

A. 31.5 B. 37.7 C. 52.3 D. 58.5 A. 31.5 B. 37.7 C. 52.3 D. 58.5

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12. The center pole of a tent is 8 feet long, and a side 14. A tree casts a 25-foot shadow on a sunny day, as
of the tent is 12 feet long as shown in the diagram shown in the diagram below.
below.

If a right angle is formed where the center pole

meets the ground, what is the measure of angle A
to the nearest degree?
If the angle of elevation from the tip of the
shadow to the top of the tree is 32 , what is the
A. 34 B. 42 C. 48 D. 56 height of the tree to the nearest tenth of a foot?

A. 13.2 B. 15.6 C. 21.2 D. 40.0

15. Which equation could be used to nd the measure

13. In the accompanying diagram, altitude EH is of one acute angle in the right triangle shown
drawn in trapezoid DEFG, DE = 10, EF = 9, below?
FG = 8, and GD = 15. What is mOD to the
nearest degree?

A. 37 B. 53

C. 60 D. 80

4 5
A. sin A = 5 B. tan A = 4

5 5
C. cos B = 4 D. tan B = 4

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16. The center pole of a tent is 8 feet long, and a side 19. In the gure below, if sin x = 5
13 , what are cos x
of the tent is 12 feet long as shown in the diagram and tan x?
below.

12 5
A. cos x = and tan x =
13 12
If a right angle is formed where the center pole
12 12
meets the ground, what is the measure of angle A B. cos x = and tan x =
13 5
to the nearest degree?
13 5
C. cos x = and tan x =
12 12
A. 34 B. 42 C. 48 D. 56
13 13
D. cos x = and tan x =
12 5

17. In the diagram below of right triangle JTM,

JT = 12, JM = 6, and mOJMT = 90.

20. A communications company is building a 30-foot

antenna to carry cell phone transmissions. As
shown in the diagram below, a 50-foot wire from
the top of the antenna to the ground is used to
stabilize the antenna.

What is the value of cot J ?

p p
3 p 2 3
A. B. 2 C. 3 D.
3 3

Find, to the nearest degree, the measure of the

angle that the wire makes with the ground.

18. In right triangle ABC, AB = 20, AC = 12, BC = 16,

and mOC = 90. Find, to the nearest degree, the
measure of OA.

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21. In the diagram below of right triangle JTM,
JT = 12, JM = 6, and mOJMT = 90.

What is the value of cot J ?

p p
3 p 2 3
A. B. 2 C. 3 D.
3 3

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